Question

Find the missing side

Answer 1

I believe it's given that the two triangles are similar

12/84 = x/56

x = 56*12/84 = 8

Answer 2

Hi there!
The question here is basically asking us to use ratios to find the length of the missing side. To do this, we must first construct a ratio. The best one would be -

`(84)/(12) = (56)/(x)`
Now, just cross multiply and solve for x.

`(84)/(12) = (56)/(x)`

`84x = 672`

`x = 8`
Therefore, the length of the missing side would be 8. Hope this helped!